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I Sat Through That? #13 – Mission: Impossible II (2000)

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In which Gerry Hayes just can’t stop humming that tune… Mission: Impossible II, 2000. Directed by John Woo. Starring Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton, Dougray Scott. Screenplay by Robert Towne. Oh, god, who has the energy? It’s another Mission Impossible. That means insanely implausible and monstrously complicated and convoluted story-lines. It means The Cruiser running about […]

I Sat Through That? #12 – 88 Minutes (2007)

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In which Gerry Hayes repeatedly mouths the word “huh?” 88 Minutes, 2007. Directed by Jon Avnet. Starring Al Pacino (really), Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brennerman, Neal McDonough. Written by Gary Scott Thompson. 88 Minutes is one of those films you watch open-mouthed wondering how such a thing could ever be – how someone could […]

I Sat Through That? #11 – Deep Impact (1998)

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In which Gerry Hayes beats up Elijah Wood to steal his salvation-ticket for the comet-shelter. Wood’s only short and if Hayes can avoid his massive feet, he should be ok… Deep Impact, 1998. Directed by Mimi Leder. Starring Téa Leoni, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Leelee SobieskiWritten by Bruce Joe Rubin and Michael Tolkin. […]

I Sat Through That? #9 – The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

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In which Gerry Hayes stares down the flaming maw of the fanboys and bellows “You shall not pass!” The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 2001-2003. Time to incur the wrath of the Tolkienites. I’ll have hordes of them sending death-threats in beautifully penned but barely decipherable variants of Elvish. They’ll swarm, costumed as Middle-Earth heroes […]

I Sat Through That? #16 – Hannibal Rising (2007)

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In which Gerry Hayes wishes he was drunk… Hannibal Rising, 2007. Directed by Peter Webber. Starring Gaspard Ulliel, Li Gong, Rhys Ifans. Screenplay by Thomas Harris based on a novel by Thomas Harris. I almost don’t want to include Hannibal Rising in this column because it is one of those films that has waded so […]

I Sat Through That? #15 – The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

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In which Gerry Hayes tries to insert a USB cable into the base of his skull to avoid having to type this stuff… The Matrix Revolutions, 2003. Directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving. Written by Andy and Larry Wachowski. Matrix III. Now don’t get me wrong […]

I Sat Through That? #14 – Quantum of Solace (2008)

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In which Gerry Hayes keeps looking around to see if John Cleese is going to pop up in a white coat, offering a titanium codpiece with a built in iPod and lemon-zester. Quantum Of Solace, 2008. Directed by Marc Forster. Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Giannini. Written by Paul Haggis, […]

I Sat Through That? #17 – X-Men (I, II and III)

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In which Gerry Hayes dons his yellow lycra con-outfit and tries to hide from the geeks… X-Men, 2000. X2, 2003. X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006. Directed by Bryan Singer (I and II), Brett Ratner (III). Starring a bunch of weird mutants. TV’s been having an X-Fest lately and I’ve been exposed to more X-Men than […]

I Sat Through That? #1 – Hostel (2006)

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In which Gerry Hayes explains why Hostel is pointless twaddle… Hostel, 2006. Written and directed by Eli Roth.Starring a bunch of people you’ve probably never heard of.Presented by Quentin Tarantino? Hostel wins the award for Most Flagrant Use Of A Tenuous Relationship To A Famous Name To Foist Tripe On The Public. Tarantino was executive […]